The Origin pf Poneapple

Pineapple is one of the fruits that we encounter familiar in our society. Yellow fleshy fruit is native to South America namely Argentina, Brazil and Peru. A Portuguese explorer named Ferdinand Maghelhans first discovered the pineapple in the area of ​​Brazil in 1519. The Latin name for this unique fruit of Ananas comosus is in English while pineapple called Peneapple derived from the pine-cone (seeds or cones) because its shape is similar to the seed pine trees. This fruit from South America spread to the Caribbean Islands, southern Mexico and Central America. Then pineapple began to penetrate the European market through the UK in 1555, before moving to Asia. In Indonesia pineapple was first entered into the island of Java and Sumatra by the Spanish and Portuguese sailors. Now the area is famous for the cultivation of pineapple in Indonesia is Palembang, Subang, Riau and Bogor.Botany properties Pineapple
Pineapple is a type of grass that has a short stem. And including monocotyledonous plants and nature merumpun (sprouted seedlings)
Botany properties Pineapple
A. The leaves and branches
Pineapple leaves are long, parallel veined and on the edges of the leaves are thorns overlooking the leaf tip. In some varieties of pineapple prickly spines rarely but for which there is at the tip of the leaves remain. Pineapple leaves appear and accumulate at the base of the stem. On the stem grows a stalk flowers and often sprout. Buds on the stem is called a sucker, while the buds on fruit stalk called slips.
B. Flowers
Pineapple plants flowering at the end of the stem and bloom only once, which is directed straight to the top. Actually, pineapple flower is plural and consists of more than 200 non-stemmed flowers. Location of flowers sitting upright on the main stem of the fruit and then expand into a compound that is good to eat.
Leaf petals of each flower, known as the eyes, still clearly left their mark on the fruit. Pineapple flowers included in the category of perfect flower has three petals (sepalum), three crowns (petalum) six stamens and a pistil with a three-pronged stigma.
Pineapple plants cross-pollinated by the hand of birds chirping or a singer and bees. Pineapple plant actually is not seasonal, but can bloom at any time. However, there is a tendency that the cold temperatures, especially night temperatures with low sunlight, can stimulate flowering of pineapple plants.
C. Fruit
Pineapple is a fruit compound called sinkarpik or coenacarpium. At the top of the fruit grows short leaf leaves arranged as a helical called crown (crown).
D. Root
This plant roots contain enough fiber and water. Shallow roots and widespread.